Dragonhearted

Instead of settling down and marrying the baker's boy, Meryn ran off to have grand adventures in the land of the dragons. But grand adventures get lonely when there are no other humans to talk to. It's time to come home and get a real job. Lucky for Meryn, the local dragon farm is hiring. But can she adjust to caring for domesticated dragons after years of living with the real thing? These dragons can't even talk! And when a fellow worker on the farm needs her help, have her adventures prepared her to handle purely human problems? This short story is 13, 000 words long.
It is also available in The Fire Inside, a fantasy short story collection.